Auburn legacy wants to make his own path at Clemson

Nix signed with Clemson on Wednesday.An opportunity to walk on at Clemson, and play football outside of the state of Alabama, was too much for Caleb Nix to pass up.

The Phenix City (AL) Central quarterback – son of legendary Auburn quarterback Pat Nix and brother of Bo Nix – signed with Clemson on Wednesday as part of National Signing Day; however, it wasn’t just the football that drew him to Clemson.

Nix told TigerNet earlier in the week that Clemson was a place he could see himself spending four years on campus even if a football offer wasn’t on the table.

“On my unofficial visit, I was able to see the academic center, talk to the academic advisors and I saw how important academics are at…